Wd Now Shipping Next-generation Serial Ata Ii Hard Drives

**MIG-31** · May 18, 2005, 12:59 PM

LOS ANGELES - May 18, 2005 (E3 Expo Booth No. 6706/Kentia Hall) - Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today announced it is now shipping in volume hard drives offering Serial ATA (SATA) interface with 300 MB/s burst data transfer rate. The new WD Caviar® SE16 hard drives feature 16 MB cache - 2 to 8 times the cache size of standard desktop-class hard drives - which, combined with its 300 MB/s transfer rate, deliver a one-two performance punch for customers.

The new desktop-class hard drives are available now from WD-authorized distributors and in OEM PCs. State-of-the-art SATA with 300 MB/s performance that is up to 3 times faster than EIDE make WD Caviar SE16 drives one of the fastest desktop-class hard drives on the market, perfectly suited for use in high-performance computers, multimedia and gaming systems.
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kafkacell · May 18, 2005, 08:28 PM

lol that's great! WD really grabs me

Matt · May 18, 2005, 08:54 PM

o yes, transfer rate is every thing. Always upgraded when a new HDD interface is out. Makes the Dif

Bruuce · May 18, 2005, 10:01 PM

Wow. I'll take 2

digerati · May 19, 2005, 03:23 AM

Perfect timing. I think my hardrive is going to die soon >.<

AlternateVirus · May 19, 2005, 11:50 AM

Anybody find this one online for sale?

aaronbond · May 19, 2005, 12:00 PM

what I wanna know is does it come with NCQ? Doesn't say anything about it on the site.

nForcer · May 19, 2005, 12:34 PM

NCQ IS SATAII

Its a feature they've been integrating into SATA I hard drives for months but is part of the SATA II standard. My Seagate Barracuda 400gig is *technicly* a SATA I drive but since it incorporates NCQ technology - its 95% SATA II. Which, by the way, is beating out every non-scsi drive WesternDigital has produced. I just ordered 2 more yesterday.

Tipstaff · May 20, 2005, 04:00 AM

Just remember though: even if you buy a drive that has NCQ support you must ALSO be using a controller chip that has NCQ support, such as the ICH6 controller chips that are used in the 915/925 boards. Otherwise, it'll run like any other SATA drive, but with the added features of the drive itself (speed and what not).

JTYSK cuz people don't seem to realize this.

-Tip

The_Neon_Cowboy · May 20, 2005, 07:05 AM

they were supposed to release a 32b version but it seems they are going to fallow maxtor lead with 16mb or what?

Necrosis · May 20, 2005, 09:44 AM

Which drives use the standard for nforce 4 boards?

May 18, 2005, 12:59 PM	#1
MIG-31 DH News MOD Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 42,583 Rep Power: 186 System Specs	Wd Now Shipping Next-generation Serial Ata Ii Hard Drives LOS ANGELES - May 18, 2005 (E3 Expo Booth No. 6706/Kentia Hall) - Western Digital Corp. (NYSE: WDC) today announced it is now shipping in volume hard drives offering Serial ATA (SATA) interface with 300 MB/s burst data transfer rate. The new WD Caviar® SE16 hard drives feature 16 MB cache - 2 to 8 times the cache size of standard desktop-class hard drives - which, combined with its 300 MB/s transfer rate, deliver a one-two performance punch for customers. The new desktop-class hard drives are available now from WD-authorized distributors and in OEM PCs. State-of-the-art SATA with 300 MB/s performance that is up to 3 times faster than EIDE make WD Caviar SE16 drives one of the fastest desktop-class hard drives on the market, perfectly suited for use in high-performance computers, multimedia and gaming systems. _______________ Read More: Western Digital Press Rlease __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here How you can help DriverHeaven by using Digg!

May 18, 2005, 08:28 PM	#2
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May 18, 2005, 08:54 PM	#3
Matt Techy Bloke Wasting Time Join Date: May 2002 Location: England UK Posts: 106 Rep Power: 0	o yes, transfer rate is every thing. Always upgraded when a new HDD interface is out. Makes the Dif __________________ Add your System spec Here

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May 19, 2005, 12:00 PM	#7
aaronbond DriverHeaven Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: FL USA Posts: 86 Rep Power: 0	what I wanna know is does it come with NCQ? Doesn't say anything about it on the site. __________________ Windows® XP Pro w/ SP2 // Athlon 64® Venice 3500+ E3 2.2Ghz w/ MSI Neo2 Pro Plat // BFG 6800GT OC @ stock // ASUS K8N // 2GB Corsair Perf. 2.5-2-3-6 // 74GB WD Raptor // Creative Audigy2 Value Good Times!

May 19, 2005, 03:23 AM	#5
digerati Everyones life has worth Join Date: May 2003 Location: My Yellow Bug Posts: 3,780 Rep Power: 47	Perfect timing. I think my hardrive is going to die soon >.<

May 19, 2005, 11:50 AM	#6
AlternateVirus DriverHeaven Addict Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 282 Rep Power: 0	Anybody find this one online for sale?

May 19, 2005, 12:34 PM	#8
nForcer Twice the fun! Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 1,404 Rep Power: 0	NCQ IS SATAII Its a feature they've been integrating into SATA I hard drives for months but is part of the SATA II standard. My Seagate Barracuda 400gig is technicly a SATA I drive but since it incorporates NCQ technology - its 95% SATA II. Which, by the way, is beating out every non-scsi drive WesternDigital has produced. I just ordered 2 more yesterday.

May 20, 2005, 04:00 AM	#9
Tipstaff DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Toronto Posts: 5,531 Rep Power: 94 System Specs	Just remember though: even if you buy a drive that has NCQ support you must ALSO be using a controller chip that has NCQ support, such as the ICH6 controller chips that are used in the 915/925 boards. Otherwise, it'll run like any other SATA drive, but with the added features of the drive itself (speed and what not). JTYSK cuz people don't seem to realize this. -Tip __________________ >><<

May 20, 2005, 07:05 AM	#10
The_Neon_Cowboy DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: U.S.A. Posts: 16,135 Rep Power: 77 System Specs	they were supposed to release a 32b version but it seems they are going to fallow maxtor lead with 16mb or what? __________________